Mothballed college holds little hope of reopening Jun 3, 2008
Rev. David Dobler, former Sheldon Jackson College president, hopes the campus will see use again ... SITKA -- In the back corner of a nearly deserted campus, the president of Sheldon Jackson College guides a visitor through the empty hallways of a dreary dormitory to his sparse temporary offices ... Sheldon Jackson College is the oldest college in Alaska, rich in history and land, and located at the heart of this southeast island town of 8,800 people. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor (1/30/08) Jan 31, 2008
The closing of Sheldon Jackson College brings some things to mind. Though his establishing nearly 100 or so churches in his lifetime is obviously an admirable feat, it doesn't excuse how Sheldon Jackson accelerated the elimination of Alaska Native languages and cultures by policies he created or encouraged. (Anchorage Daily News)
College status OK for now Jun 3, 2007
In 1897, college-level courses were offered under the name of Sheldon Jackson College. In 1902 the college changed its name to Westminster College, which it will remain "for the time being," Bassis said. (Deseret News)
Small colleges deal with counseling needs of students May 6, 2007
At Sheldon Jackson College on Baranof Island in Sitka, Alaska, a similar situation exists. Alaska has the highest suicide rate in the country at 23. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
‹ Together Jan 16, 2007
The reaffirmation service was officiated by the Rev. David Dobler, president of Sheldon Jackson College. Special music was provided on CD by niece Debbie Harris of Colorado. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaskana: Language and life Nov 6, 2006
So I wrote to Sheldon Jackson College and requested to attend. Right after Christmas I went to college. (Anchorage Daily News)
High school cross-country course recalls lore of helping spirits Sep 8, 2006
I caught up with them again as they trotted out of the park past the totems and trees, the hundred-year-old cottages lining the street, the arts-and-crafts-style buildings of Sheldon Jackson College, the old yellow-planked Russian Bishop's House, past the crowded harbor, through a busy intersection and into a steamy Subway sandwich shop -- the only place to take 17 drenched teens for lunch. We covered 200 years in three blocks. (Anchorage Daily News)
